Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] [vb -s] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a unidirectional wind blows over a cliff face ( Fig . |
| 2 | If a Labour Government takes over , it is likely that the Authority will be integrated into a more comprehensive view of a planned NHS and its role strengthened . |
| 3 | WITHIN THE first five minutes of Phallus In Wonderland , a surly youth vomits over a tramp , has a hook shoved through the back of his head and is transported off to a distant planet to meet cartoon barbarian grunge rockers GWAR . |
| 4 | A derelict ship turns over on her keel and lies gracefully at rest , but there is only one way up for a Thames barge if she is to maintain her dignity . |
| 5 | Then a snowballing effect takes over , with the larger lumps able to grow larger still because their own gravity would attract other particles as they sweep along in their own orbit . |
| 6 | Almost 12 miles from Gubbio , a left turn leads over a little bridge and up a secondary road to Montelovesco . |
| 7 | Receiving mercy from God can only mean that it will overflow , as a full cup runs over . |
| 8 | A 15-note phrase takes over and is continuously repeated , the left hand accompanying figure becoming more and more embellished until octaves grab the attention , with the right hand adding cadenza passages to create a maelstrom of excitement . |
| 9 | A single porpoise rolls over near the boat , causing some excitement , and I advise people not to use binoculars to watch for its reappearance . |
| 10 | Alejandro Mayta the revolutionary theorist who heads for the hills in the hope of joining a mass uprising comes over finally as a misguided almost pathetic figure . |
| 11 | Where a dominant influence exists over a public company , the dominant undertaking will be liable for any damage suffered by the public company and , more radically , for any debts incurred by the public company as a result of its acting at the direction of the dominant undertaking , although this will seemingly not be the case if the dominant undertaking 's influence is in fact exercised in the best interests of the public company . |
| 12 | A slow smile spreads over her lips . |
| 13 | Neurophysiologically , however , the ability to recognize that a particular pattern exists over a sizeable region of the retina can not be achieved by the primary visual cortex , where neural connections are only local . |
| 14 | Meanwhile the ethereal life of Ranveer , Bubbles and Socks , an unworldly trio who react in a childlike way to every sling and arrow as if permanently looking for Nanny , starts to unravel when a new administrator takes over the game park with thinly veiled hostility towards his country 's nobility . |
| 15 | The UN knows that much of the Cambodian army has not been paid for some time , so , until a new government takes over , it is considering paying the troops itself . |
| 16 | Soon a lovely glow spreads over all , giving place to deep shadows and a mysterious haze disappearing into the distance into deep blue . ’ |